A vehicle sub assembly comprising a door latch

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EP 1 314 841 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	23.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/12

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/22

(21)	Application number: 02257506.2

(22)	Date of filing: 29.10.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E05B 65/20, E05B 65/12

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

21.11.2001 GB 0127870

(71)	Applicant: ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (UK) Ltd
	Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3BW (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Fisher, Sidney E. Redditch, Worcestershire B97 5US (GB)

(74)	Representative: Jones, John Bryn et al
	Withers & Rogers, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)

(54)	A vehicle sub assembly comprising a door latch

(57) A vehicle subassembly (12) comprising a door latch (18, 118, 218, 318) and an emergency release mechanism (20, 120, 220, 320) for use in unlatching the latch, the mechanism comprising release means (22, 122, 222, 322) arranged so as to act on a latch input and to supply an increased unlatching force relative to that normally capable of being supplied to the latch and engagement means (24, 124, 224, 324) actuable by a person to operate the release means, wherein a first non-emergency condition of an associated vehicle, the engagement means is substantially prevented from being actuated, and in a second emergency condition of the associated vehicle actuation of the engagement means is allowed.

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